The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - APL-1B (P122402) West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - APL-1B (P122402) AFRICA | Western Africa | Digital Development Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2011 | Seq No: 14 | ARCHIVED on 20-Dec-2018 | ISR35002 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry of Digital Economy and Post, Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Information and Comminications Infrastructure, Ministère de l’Economie et des Finances du Burkina Faso, Ministere du Developpement de l'Economie Numerique et des Postes, Autorite de Regulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes, Secretariat Permanent du Programme Sectoriel des Transports Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 21-Jun-2011 Effectiveness Date: 31-Oct-2011 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 28-Apr-2014 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 02-Jun-2014 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2016 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of WARCIP is to increase the geographical reach of broadband networks and reduce costs of communications services in West Africa. For APL1B, the Project's development objectives are to contribute to increasing the geographical reach of broadband networks and to reducing the costs of communications services in each of the territories of The Gambia, Guinea and Burkina Faso. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Burkina Faso: Component 1- Connectivity:(Cost $31.30 M) Burkina Faso: Component 2- Creation of an Enabling Environment and Strengthening of Institutions for Improved Connectivity:(Cost $8.68 M) Burkina Faso: Component 3- Project implementation and Contingency:(Cost $2.26 M) Guinea: Component 1- Supporting Connectivity:(Cost $25.00 M) Guinea: Component 2- Creating an Enabling Environment for improved connectivity:(Cost $6.80 M) Guinea: Component 3- Project implementation:(Cost $2.00 M) Gambia: Component 1- Supporting Connectivity:(Cost $25.75 M) Gambia: Component 2- Creating an Enabling Environment for improved connectivity:(Cost $7.25 M) Gambia: Component 3- Project implementation, communications and M&E including contingency:(Cost $2.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate 12/20/2018 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - APL-1B (P122402) Implementation Status and Key Decisions Guinea, project closing date December 31st, 2016. The Gambia, project closing date December 31st, 2016. Burkina Faso The original project is now completed and closed at the end of September 2018, with a disbursement rate of 100%. The VLP (Virtual Landing Point), which is a PPP regrouping 14 public and private entities (SCOOPS), is now fully operational entity. The equipment has been successfully tested over the past few months and the actual commercialization of the bandwidth is starting in December 2018. The international capacity is provided in part through the connectivity link built between Ouagadougou and Paga (border with Ghana). The international bandwidth is already delivered to 8 Internet Service Providers (ISP) with a 50% utilization rate of the 5Gibt/s available. The indicators show a satisfactory market trend with increasing penetration and fast declining telecoms service retail prices. As a result of the establishment of the VLP, several ISPs have been created and have started operations. An additional financing was approved by the board on April 25th 2018, signed on May 11th 2018 and declared effective on September 5th, 2018. The key upcoming activities are related to the establishment of a PPP for the operations of (some or all of) the publicly-funded telecoms network infrastructures and the construction of a connectivity link with Benin. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic -- Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Substantial Substantial Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Substantial Substantial Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall -- Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To increase the geographical reach of broadband networks and reduce costs of communications in BF IN00599911 ►Average monthly price of wholesale international E1 capacity link from capital city to Europe (USD/month/2Mbit/s) (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/20/2018 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - APL-1B (P122402) Value 7,300.00 1,717.00 1,717.00 2,450.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 22-Aug-2016 22-Aug-2016 31-Dec-2016 IN00599927 Gambia: Average monthly price of wholesale international E1 capacity link from capital city to Europe (USD/month/2Mbit/s) (Amount(USD), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5,000.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 23-Dec-2016 23-Dec-2016 31-Mar-2016 IN00599928 Guinea: Average monthly price of wholesale international E1 capacity link from capital city to Europe (USD/month/2Mbit/s) (Amount(USD), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 8,000.00 1,400.00 1,400.00 1,400.00 Date 30-Sep-2010 07-Jan-2016 07-Jan-2016 31-Mar-2016 IN00599929 Burkina Faso: Average monthly price of wholesale international E1 capacity link from capital city to Europe (US$ per month per 2Mbps (Amount(USD), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 9,000.00 1,513.00 1,513.00 700.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 31-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2017 30-Jun-2021 IN00599916 ►Access to Telephone Services (fixed mainlines plus cellular phones per 100 people) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 35.95 85.00 85.00 54.75 Date 30-Sep-2010 29-Aug-2016 29-Aug-2016 30-Dec-2016 IN00599933 Guinea: Access to Telephone Services (fixed mainlines plus cellular phones per 100 people) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 34.70 97.80 97.80 47.50 Date 30-Sep-2010 23-Dec-2016 23-Dec-2016 30-Dec-2016 IN00599934 Burkina Faso: Access to Telephone Services (fixed mainlines plus cellular phones per 100 people) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 37.20 91.00 95.90 92.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 31-Dec-2017 31-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00599917 ►Volume of international traffic: International Communications (Internet, Telecoms, and Data) bandwidth per person (kbit/per person) (Number, Custom) 12/20/2018 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - APL-1B (P122402) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 14.33 247.00 247.00 63.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 24-Aug-2016 24-Aug-2016 30-Dec-2016 IN00599935 Gambia: Volume of international traffic: International Communications (Internet, Telecoms, and Data) bandwidth per person (kbit/perperson) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 10.00 497.00 497.00 30.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 23-Dec-2016 23-Dec-2016 31-Mar-2016 IN00599936 Guinea: Volume of international traffic: International Communications (Internet, Telecoms, and Data) bandwidth per person (kbit/perperson) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5.00 85.75 85.75 85.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 23-Dec-2016 23-Dec-2016 30-Dec-2016 IN00599918 ►Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.41 21.66 21.66 1.43 Date 30-Sep-2010 29-Aug-2016 29-Aug-2016 30-Dec-2016 IN00599937 Gambia: Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.75 35.90 35.90 3.00 Date 30-Sep-2010 23-Dec-2016 23-Dec-2016 30-Dec-2016 IN00599938 Guinea: Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.30 26.19 26.19 0.70 Date 31-Dec-2010 23-Dec-2016 23-Dec-2016 30-Dec-2016 IN00599939 Burkina Faso: Access to Internet Services (number of subscribers per 100 people) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.20 28.00 31.00 40.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 31-Dec-2017 31-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00599919 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) 12/20/2018 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - APL-1B (P122402) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3,300,000.00 7,840,000.00 7,840,000.00 6,242,000.00 Date 30-Sep-2010 29-Aug-2016 29-Aug-2016 30-Dec-2016 IN00599940 Gambia: Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,600,000.00 1,600,000.00 1,600,000.00 1,800,000.00 Date 30-Sep-2010 19-Jun-2015 19-Jun-2015 31-Mar-2016 IN00599942 Gambia: female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 44.00 47.00 47.00 51.00 IN00599941 Guinea: Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3,700,000.00 10,150,000.00 10,150,000.00 5,600,000.00 Date 30-Sep-2010 23-Dec-2016 23-Dec-2016 30-Dec-2016 IN00599943 Guinea: Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25.00 35.00 35.00 30.00 Overall Comments PDO Presentation issues due to the regional dimension of the project, which is not properly addressed by the reporting system and leaving legacy data related to the closed projects in Guinea and Gambia. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Burkina Faso: Component 1- Connectivity IN00599912 ►Burkina Faso: Volume of available international capacity: International Communications (Internet, Telecoms, and Data) bandwidth (Gbps) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.78 17.70 39.30 30.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 31-Dec-2017 31-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00599920 ►Burkina Faso: Retail price of mobile Internet services (5Go prepaid package with 3G technologies or above) (Amount(USD), Custom) 12/20/2018 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - APL-1B (P122402) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 16.00 -- 13.90 8.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 -- 31-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00599921 ►Burkina Faso: Retail price of fixed Internet services (download speed at 2Mbps or above) per month (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 130.00 -- 73.00 70.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 -- 31-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00599922 ►Burkina Faso: Network coverage for mobile telephony (as % of population) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 80.00 -- 93.00 90.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 -- 31-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00599923 ►Burkina Faso: Network coverage for mobile Internet (3G and above, as % of population) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25.00 -- 25.00 60.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 -- 30-Sep-2017 30-Jun-2021 No updated value available Comments: IN00599924 ►Burkina Faso: Total length of national fiber optic networks (km) (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,860.00 -- 2,640.00 3,500.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 -- 31-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00599925 ►Burkina Faso: National Internet traffic exchanged at the IXP (Mbps peak times) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 350.00 -- 300.00 1,500.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 -- 31-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00599926 ►Burkina Faso: Citizen perception of the affordability and quality of broadband services (Including perception by women) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 75.00 Date 31-Dec-2017 -- 31-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2021 12/20/2018 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - APL-1B (P122402) There is no baseline for this indicator. The indicator will be collected through a survey, after the Comments: effectiveness of AF and at the closing date. Not available yet. IN00599915 ►Impact on Telecom sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1- low impact to 5-high impact) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Date 30-Sep-2010 29-Aug-2016 29-Aug-2016 30-Dec-2016 IN00599930 Gambia: Impact on Telecom sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1- low impact to 5-high impact) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 19-Jun-2015 19-Jun-2015 30-Dec-2016 IN00599931 Guinea: Impact on Telecom sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1- low impact to 5-high impact) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4.00 4.00 3.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 23-Dec-2016 23-Dec-2016 30-Dec-2016 IN00599932 Burkina Faso: Impact on Telecom sector of World Bank Technical Assistance (composite score: 1- low impact to 5-high impact) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 31-Dec-2017 31-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2021 Guinea: Component 1- Supporting Connectivity IN00599913 ►Guinea: Volume of available international capacity: International Communications (Internet, Telecoms, and Data) bandwidth (Gbit/s) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.15 9.50 9.50 5.90 Date 31-Dec-2010 23-Dec-2016 23-Dec-2016 30-Dec-2016 Gambia: Component 1- Supporting Connectivity IN00599914 ►Gambia: Volume of available international capacity: International Communications (Internet, Telecoms, and Data) bandwidth (Gbit/s) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.16 4.97 4.97 5.90 12/20/2018 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - APL-1B (P122402) Date 31-Dec-2010 23-Dec-2016 23-Dec-2016 31-Mar-2016 Overall Comments IR Presentation issues due to the regional dimension of the project, which is not properly addressed by the reporting system and leaving legacy data related to the closed projects in Guinea and Gambia. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P122402 IDA-62220 Effective USD 20.00 20.00 0.00 0.00 19.00 0% P122402 IDA-H7120 Closed USD 23.00 23.00 0.00 19.95 0.06 100% P122402 IDA-H7130 Closed USD 35.00 34.76 0.24 32.56 0.00 100% P122402 IDA-H7140 Closed USD 34.00 33.87 0.13 31.76 0.00 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P122402 IDA-62220 Effective 25-Apr-2018 11-May-2018 05-Sep-2018 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2021 P122402 IDA-H7120 Closed 21-Jun-2011 04-Jul-2011 22-Dec-2011 31-Dec-2016 30-Sep-2018 P122402 IDA-H7130 Closed 21-Jun-2011 29-Jun-2011 31-Oct-2011 31-Mar-2016 31-Dec-2016 P122402 IDA-H7140 Closed 21-Jun-2011 29-Jun-2011 19-Dec-2011 31-Mar-2016 31-Dec-2016 Cumulative Disbursements 12/20/2018 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - APL-1B (P122402) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 29-Feb-2016 ,Level 2 Approved on 28-Dec-2017 Related Project(s) P161836-Burkina Faso - West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - Additional Financing 12/20/2018 Page 9 of 9